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DaVince
This fool just HAD to have a custom rating
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12th December, 2007 at 07:50:30 -
Even that's possible, but it requires some math to check how many rows you'll need. In any case, for those techniques modules are less fit, yeah.
Old member (~2004-2007).
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Bo Fu
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12th December, 2007 at 14:56:38 -
I mean, I have no problem with the way MOD's sound, but writing them is so unnecessarily complex and mathematical. You're better off writing everything you want into the MIDI, importing it into ModPlug, and tweaking.
If wishes were fishes then we'd all smell like ladies' underwear.
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Josh Whelchel
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01/06/2002
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13th December, 2007 at 03:09:05 -
Oh my. Discussion for me.
I really have to disagree with importing MIDIs into Modplug. It's not a very well implemented feature, and you just don't get the control you might want.
Tracking modules certainly isn't for everyone. While I have a certain love for composing via MIDI (yes, there is SO much more you can do) through my keyboard, I can't really stand the general midi format. Too restricting, but you can still pull some cool stuff off. The same can be said with modules. In fact, there are many things you can do with modules that you simply can't do through MIDI. For one, seeing things laid out vertically and in plain text really opens your mind and can help you write lines you may not have written on your MIDI keyboard or on a piano roll. It's very interesting what things you can do. If you know how to make Modules sound good, they will take you a long way. Right now, in the mobile and handheld gaming world, modules are a very big thing. Now, with MIDI, I like to jack up a few of my professional samples (East West, etc) and really ride the wind (:
You do, at a point, grow out of tracking, however, and need the expansion that MIDI provides. I find that my MIDI keyboard really helps when I track modules now, especially with Modplug's MIDI input feature. It's very helpful when I need to track for games (which I still get hired to do, quite frequently. It's surprising how many PC independent/casual games are still using modules).
My only suggestion is to avoid generalizations about either format, because they both can do really great things. I remember tracking opened a lot of doors for me, but MIDI is what's driving me now. (And if you can do both (cough cough RENOISE cough cough) then even better!)
Last time I was on this site it said I was "16."
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